Jews and the Environment

By lcuen April 3, 2011

Two weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of participating in the Jewish Farm School alternative spring break at Tierra Miguel Farm in southern California. Hillels from the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, and New York University brought students from all over the country (including students like myself with no relation to that specific Hillel but…

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Getting Down and Dirty?

By Carly Silver February 17, 2010

If suburban Connecticut doesn’t exactly scream “farm” to you, maybe you should look a little harder. Born and raised in Connecticut, I had a farm over the hill from my house and rode horses at farms nearby. Still, none of that prepared me for the option Hillel presented to its students for 2010 spring break:…

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